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. 1990 Apr;66(2):79–81. doi: 10.1136/sti.66.2.79

An immunohistological study of spontaneous regression of condylomata acuminata.

P E Bishop 1, A McMillan 1, S Fletcher 1
PMCID: PMC1194465  PMID: 2140338

Abstract

An immunohistological study of four men whose perianal warts were undergoing spontaneous regression was undertaken, and the results compared with those obtained from non-regressing condylomata from six men. CD4+ and CD8+ cells were noted in the stroma of each wart, but there was no clear difference in the density of the infiltrate between regressing and non-regressing warts. Natural killer cells (CD16+ and CD57+) were only noted in the stroma and epidermis of regressing warts. Possible immunological mechanisms of regression of condylomata acuminata are discussed.

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